Recent content by jimc53

Anybody have a recommendation for a good boat yard in Anacortes, Washington. I know there aren't too many to choose from but I'd like to hear if anyone has had good (or bad) experiences with any of them. Any comments would help.

Thanks for the advice so far. The way my hoses are connected and the tight turns they have to make are very similar to what Gene described. And from the look of them they are probably the original hoses too. I'll give them a more thorough inspection next time and see if the walls have collapsed...

My boat's in Anacortes, Wa. The check valve isn't in backwards. The pump might be bad but it will pump water through the line if the line is empty. I was wondering if I needed a bigger pump.

I recently purchased a 1985 32-3. The boat has two Rule 500 gph bilge pumps. One is in the shower bilge and one in the main bilge (the next bilge back). Both have check valves installed. The shower bilge gets a lot of water draining into it from the mast due to all the rain we get up here in the...